Royal Proclamation - Appointing the Date for King Edward VII's Imperial Durbar [1902-10-01]

Royal Proclamation - Appointing the Date for King Edward VII's Imperial Durbar [1902-10-01]

Ceremonial

British India

Royal Proclamation of King Edward VII announcing that that he would celebrate his Imperial Durbar on January 1, 1903.

King Edward VII

Government of India, Account of the Durbar Held at Delhi, 1st January 1903 (Cd. 1644, 1903), 15.

1902-10-01

Jason Loch

India

EDWARD R. I.

Whereas upon the death of our late Sovereign of happy memory, Queen Victoria, upon the twenty-second day of January in the Year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one, We did ascend the Throne under the style and title of EDWARD VII, by the Grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India;

And whereas, by Our Royal Proclamations bearing date the twenty-sixth day of June and the tenth day of December in the Year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one in the First Year of Our Reign, We did publish and declare Our Royal intention, by the Favour and Blessing of Almighty God to celebrate the Solemnity of Our Royal Coronation upon the twenty-sixth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and two;

And whereas, by the Favour and Blessing of Almighty God, We were enabled to celebrate the said Solemnity upon Saturday, the ninth of August last;

And whereas it is Our wish and desire that the fact of the celebration of the said Solemnity should be publicly announced to all Our loving Subjects within Our Indian Dominions, and that opportunity should be given to Our Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, and Heads of Administrations, to the Princes, Chiefs, and Nobles of the Native States under Our Protection, and to the Representatives of all the Provinces of Our Indian Empire, to take part in the said ceremonial:

Now We do, by this Our Royal Proclamation, make announcement thereof, and We do hereby charge and command Our right, trusty and well beloved Councillor, George Nathaniel, Lord Curzon of Kedleston, Our Viceroy and Governor-General of India, to hold at Delhi on the first of January, one thousand nine hundred and three, an Imperial Durbar for the purpose of declaring the completion of the said Solemnity of Our Coronation; and We direct that at the said Durbar this Proclamation shall be read for the information of all whom it may concern.

Given at Our Court at St. James, the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and two, in the Second Year of Our Reign.

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